PIKESPEAK!!!

[the kenyan]

https://www.denverpost.com/2019/08/25/pikes-peak-marathon-2019-kilian-jornet/?fbclid=IwAR2PVRu6RxKAmjPkN7N3jBSNZRMNqroGS7rAodUzfPy7BujQ7A11WNvo5AI

Every now and then Killian likes to pop over to the U.S. and destroy everyone in a race to remind us he's still there.  But the fact that he was still a considerable distance behind Carpenter's course record shows just how beastly it is. 

On the women's side, Maude Mathys shatters the course record, which has raised a few eyebrows with the irunfar folks over an apparent drug-tainted past.  Hopefully she comes out clean this time?

You've done this one, haven't you wilson? Is it awesome? 

[Coyote Mas Loco]

The race got a lot of press this year with record attempts by Jornet doing the full and Joe Gray going for the half. I had not of heard new women's record Maude Mathys before this. But this race has a big international flavor, from the mountain running circuit and we don't hear much about many of those not from the US (other than Jornet).

There was a lot of bitter back and forth on letsrun (well do you expect anything else?!) re: Jornet vs. course record holder Matt Carpenter.

I did the Ascent a few years ago and felt it was one of the hardest things I've done (Boston 2018 in the rain was on par).

[Coyote Mas Loco]

https://www.denverpost.com/2019/08/25/pikes-peak-marathon-2019-kilian-jornet/?fbclid=IwAR2PVRu6RxKAmjPkN7N3jBSNZRMNqroGS7rAodUzfPy7BujQ7A11WNvo5AI



On the women's side, Maude Mathys shatters the course record, which has raised a few eyebrows with the irunfar folks over an apparent drug-tainted past.  Hopefully she comes out clean this time?

Even if she hadn't been popped in a drug test before (don't know the background), I'd be a bit suspicious. 2nd fastest ascent of all time while breaking the course record by 14 or 15 minutes?

Eyebrows raised?
Yes.